deerkiller300wsm
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Anyone have one? Thinking about buying an RCBS
ChargeMaster
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Not a RCBS, but had a Pact. I ended up selling it. Not because it wasn't a good unit, but for how I do my reloading it was just to much of a PITA as just loading them by hand. If you load a lot of cases with the same amount and brand of powder all of the time they are nice. But, if you do a lot of load development where you are trying many different powders for different rifles I just thought it was too much of a hassle to clean it out to swap powders as often as I do.
If you loaded a lot of .223 and pistol ammo (lot of use in automatic weapons) they are very handy to have.
If you loaded a lot of .223 and pistol ammo (lot of use in automatic weapons) they are very handy to have.
DaveB
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I still weigh every charge using my RCBS 10-10 scale. And this includes thousands of pieces of 223 brass.
Throwing a charge or using measuring spoons or any methodology where you check your quality every ten or more rounds does work as sll pointed out. And for sure, the technology and tools are much better now than before.
When throwing a charge for pistol rounds please be sure to work from left to right or vice versa as it is very easy to double charge pistol rounds. Bottlenecks are the same way but generally you won't be able to double charge them they will overflow which is your warning.
A double-charged round can have serious consequences.
Throwing a charge or using measuring spoons or any methodology where you check your quality every ten or more rounds does work as sll pointed out. And for sure, the technology and tools are much better now than before.
When throwing a charge for pistol rounds please be sure to work from left to right or vice versa as it is very easy to double charge pistol rounds. Bottlenecks are the same way but generally you won't be able to double charge them they will overflow which is your warning.
A double-charged round can have serious consequences.
deerkiller300wsm
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I have been loading for a long time guys. (Not meaning that to sound as harsh as it does) I want to hear some reviews on the rcbs chargemaster. I have both beam scales and digital, I would be checking every 3rd load on beam scale to ensure powder master was accurate. I read lots if reviews and basically infer that all automated powder throws stink except the rcbs. I hate manual powder throws due to the constantly changing weight and size of the powder and velocity at which it is activated, which all leads to inconsistent dispenses.
KPH
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I have one and can not get use to it. It is most likely alright if I would use it more. I still use my 10-10.
best money ever spent
i would trade mine for nothing
i will never use a beam scale and powder thrower again
i would trade mine for nothing
i will never use a beam scale and powder thrower again
The PACT i had did not stink. It worked exceptionally well other than the hassle of how you had to change powders, but that was just a quirk with me. I never did trust a powder thrower. I guess I am old school as I just prefer shaking them out by hand......but I do use a digital scale.deerkiller300wsm said:
FARMTOFIELD
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Deer Assassin said:
This I love mine, but I still use my beam scales for load development
I have a Chargemaster and don't care for it. I get one overthrow about every 12 throws. It's easy to accidentally spill powder when cleaning it out due to being cumbersome. I found when loading rounds, I could dump (with Lee Perfect Powder measure)/weigh and trickle charges just as fast as the Chargemaster could spit out a charge. This was after re-programming the Chargemaster. That's my $.02.
BirdDog123
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RCBS Chargemaster combo was the best money I ever spent when it came to reloading. I reprogrammed mine and used the mcdonalds straw trick and it works flawlessly for both magnum rifle and 223 loads.
DaveB
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Birddog, what is the straw trick?
BirdDog123
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DaveB said:
You stick a small piece of a McDonald's straw in the inside of that metal dispenser.
The straw greatly decreases the amount of overthrows caused by the Chargemaster. I still can't figure out why the inside of the dispenser is threaded....
It's not as necessary unless you reprogram your Chargemaster to dispense charges faster. If you reprogram it, a lot of times it will cause an overthrow. However, by reprogramming and shoving a piece of a thicker McDonald's straw in the threaded dispenser it creates faster and more consistent loads.
I think you can google "straw and chargemaster".. I learned about it second hand online.
